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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-15
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The failure of Middleton & Hunter. lives stock
commission men OF Denver. is announced
Liabilities, SO. 600 assets. SIC. $780,
By fall of rock in Mill-creek colliery, near
Wilkesb barre. Pa, yesterday, Peter Crimmer and
Simon Charmeskey, were killed, and Michael
Fisher and John Pradoskv severely injured, the
former so badly that recovery is impossible.
Patrolman F. A. Register. of Kansas City.
was shot in the left shoulder while attempting
TO capture a highway robber last night The
same robber had just shot at a citizen and near
ly killed him, the bullet grazing his left cheek.
James Chase, proprietor of cranberry bogs in
tween fremont and South Wareham. Mon
day. by two men. who took ali that his pockets
contained including over $500 and a watch, and
left him tied to a tree.
Matthew Rapp, farmer living seven miles
east of st. Joseph, Mo-, was instantly killed by
lightning Monday night. Mr.. Rapp awoke
in the middle of the night and went to
the side door of his residence to see how violent
the storm was. The moment he opened the
door a bolt Of lightning rent the air and he fell
dead in the arms of his wife.
On Monday the Fisher brothers, Wesley and
Elmer, we're crossing bridge near Butler. Mo-,
with traction engine. The west half of the
structure gave way and the engine, with both
men fell into the water, some flteen feet below,
pnning both under the engine. The elder, Wes-
ley, was held under the water and died at once.
Elmer was held fast in the water. but with his
head above 1t was nearly two hours before he
was released and the dead body of his brother
taken out
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MINOR MATTERS.

The Governments Overlooking Treasury
More Room Needed for Silver Dollars.
WAsHINGToN, June 1.-THE count of the cash
in the United States Treasury. which is now in
progress has developed the fact that the vault
capacity is entirely inadequate for the safe hand
ling of the silver. The silver vault was filled to
it's utmost capacity some time ago, and there still
remained about g. 000 900 standard dollars which,
for want of a better place. were piled in bags in
the passage-way leading to the vault. In max
ing the count these bags had to be removed to
an outside hall, where they now remain, pro-
tected from outside interferences by nothing but
a pine-board partition The money has. therefore,
to be guarded at all times by watchmen en-
ployed 10 the building. who armed with
vovers during the day and with repeating rifles
during the night. Every precaution has been
taken to prevent it's being tempered with while
in is exposed condition. The count will last
five weeks more, and the silver cannot be
turned to the vault-room until it is concluded.
In the meantime work is being pushed on the
new silver vault authorized by the last Congress
1t will have storage capacity for 100 600 900
standard dollars, and will probably De ready for
use in September
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DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.

Eminent Hoosier Democrats Disagree to
tho Outlook in Indiana.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. June 14-Hon. Hugh d. Nc
Mullin, of Aurora, Ind, late defeated Demo
cratic candidate for Attorney general. arrived
here yesterday with his son, route for West
Point. where the latter begins his career as
cadet They called on the President to-day and
left for New York this afternoon. Mr.. McMul-
lin feels decidedly over his defeat. and time
does lot heal his wounds soothe his feelings.
He lays his i'll success at the door of Mcdonald
ana Voorhees,, and will repay them in kind whom
opportunity presents itself Touching presiden-
tal probabilities he remarked that Cleveland is
politically a dead duck in Indiana, and. although
he may be renominated, the Democrats will fall
ten thousand votes short of carrying the State
On the other hand, he is sure that if ID. B. Hill
is the nominee the Democrats will poll at least
thirty thousand more votes than their opponents.
Ed Henderson, however, who has tight hold
the official pap box, says Cleveland will not
only receive Indianas vote in convention, but
that the State will give him a majority. The
two able Democratic doctors do not seem to
agree in their diagnosis of the political patients
cnapces
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THE INCOMING SENATE.
Political Complexion s Represented by New
Faces and Old.

Faces and Old.
Washington Special.
The election of Senator Chandler from
New Hampshire, completes the list of
Senators and Senators select of the Fiji
tieth Congress- The roll will stand,
Republicans, thirty nine, including Mr.. Riddle
berger, of Virginia, and Democrats thirty
seven. California. Ohio and Virginia the
only States whose Senators are divided. This is
the closest political unity in the Senate by States
since the war; Political differences in the last
Congress, between Senators, existed in those
from Ohio, New Jersey Nevada, Indiana and at
time California, and, in the Forty eighth
Congress. the divided delegations were from
California, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey. Ohio
and Oregon. Senators elect Stewart, of Neva-
da; Hearst OF California, and Paddock. of Ne
braska. are also ex-Senators Three members
Mr.. Hiscock. from New York; Mr.. Daniels, from
Virginia. and Mr. Reagan, from Texas.
Senator-elect Chandler has been in public life
for over twenty years, and is the second member
of the late President Arthurs Cabinet TO DO
elected the Senate, Mr. Teller, of Colorado,
having served under the last administration as
Secretary of the Interior.
The new faces will be the Democratic Sena-
tors from Florida, Indiana, New Jersey. Tennes-
and West Virginia, and the Republican Sem
ators from Michigan Minnesota and Pennsylva-
mia. Tho new Senator from Florida, Mr.. Sam
uel Pasco is not a young man. He will be
ffty-three on the 18th inst. When he comes to
w SSulngtOu ne Will meet u lew OF MS DOyuOOO
friends whom he has not seen for thirty
years Among them DR.. Charles F. Nc
Donald, superintendent of the money order sys-
tenn of the Postofice Department, and Naval
Constructor Philip Hichborn, United States
navy, on duty in Washington. Mr. Pasco
and Mr. Hichborn were the only boys in the
class who graduated at the Charlestown High
school in 1854 When they entered the class it
was composed of forty pupils. 1t dwindled
down to eight girls and two boys. and Mr.. Nc
Donald was their teacher. Thus, after
terval of over thirty two years, the two boys
who stood up and recited their lessons together
will have opportunity of talking over old
times
In connection with the election of Mr.. Chand-
Ter. attention is called to the singular coiuci-
dence of names and official titles which have
been shared in by two prominent families OF
Hales and Chambers and TO intermarriages
which have occurred between two Hale families
and two Chandler families. those of the
nams having tie of blood. The wife of
Secretary and Senator William E. Chandler. of
New Hampshire, is the daughter of the late SEN
ator John b. Hale. of that State, while the
daughter of the late Senator and Secretary of
the Interior, ZachAriah Chandler. of Michigan,
is the wife of Senator Eugene Hale of Maine.
AS the wives of Senators from adjoining States.
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Many Mexican Pensioners.

W washington Special.
About the liveliest spot in any of the depart
ment these days is that division of the Pension
Office apart for the consideration of the
claims of Mexican soldiers. Heavy drafts have
been made other divisions of the Office for
clerical assistance, until there are now upward
of $50 clerks doing nothing but figuring the
applications of Mexican veterans and other work
appertaining thereto. Il was estimated when
the pension bill was passed that there are some
where between 30, 900 and 40. 900 pensioners con-
ssting of disabled still under sixty years
of age, and disabled and others over that age,
all of the latter being entitled to pension.
About $4,000 applications in all have been
received, and business is being rushed to get
through with many of these possible be-
fore the close of the current fiscal year Upward
of 1000 applications have been passed upon. As
nearly all the applicants moro than sixty
years DID, about all that is necessary to establish
a claim is to furnish proof of service. This is
often difficult to supply. and many amusing
methods are adopted to furnish the required evil
dence when discharge papers and bountY-land
warrants are wanting.
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THE COFFEE MARKET.
A subsIdence of Excitement-The Market
Closes at Better Prices.

a Subsistence of Excitement-The Market
Closes at Better Prices.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE coffee market
opened firm. and 90 to 100 points, or
nearly ! cent per pound, above yester-
days close The feeling ia much i'm
proved and the general belief is that the worst
is over. w. Fl. Crossman G. Brothers are sus-
tanning the market strongly. and bidding for
Io coo bag lots at the advanced prices The SIT
uasion this afternoon was marked oy none OF the
excitement Of yesterday. But small throng of
brokers were on band at the second ca and
business slow
After the frst call there average de-
cline of As points. March leading with drop of
30, and August doing better with fall OF 81
points. Ordinarily such a drop would have
caused a rush of the brokers. but the wild ex-
element Of yesterday seemed to have taken
away the power of surprise. The sales up TO
the second call were 121, $50 bags. still fur
Their decline marked by the bids of the sec
ond call. at o'clock. The table figures show
.he falling off in prices bid at the second call:
January and February, 1850 to l150c;
March, April. May and Juno. no bids; July,
10 90c to 16. Coo; August, 1900 to lie; Septem-
Der, 1850 to H. 15c; October. IL 65c to IL 3Oc;
November, IL. zoe to IL. 40c; December, IL SOC to
1850.
cable from Havre. showing decline of l
ord call The cable dated 8 p. NJ to-day.
u bad a depressing effect. The average price OF
settlement with B. g. Arnold 81 Co., as ruled oy
yesterdays sales, are:
June delivery, 10 33c; July, 15.47c; August.
Is 9Oc; September 16. Ole; October. 16. Tic; No
vember 16 SIC; December, 1671c; January.
soc; February, 1880; March. l7O4c; April,
l707c.
The figures represent cents per pound on
which the settlement is to be made.
After the second call there was a reaction all
along the line. Transactions were not rapid,
but the prices paid went up TO about the same
figures as the opening sales of the CALL at IL
o'clock. No firms announced suspension to-day.
The closing quotations showed advance of
125 points. an average above yesterday or q
cent and a quarter a pound. The total sales were
2O9 900 bags The appended table presents the
rfo nuotationa of the day.
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ART WROUGHT IN FIRE.
Pretty and Curious Pyrotechnics Made for
Use on Independence Day.

Pretty and Curious Pyrotechnics Made for
Use Independence Day.
N. Y. Mail and Elk press.
A reporter recently visited one of the large
manufacturers in this city and was shown some
Of the novelties that will be seen for the first
time on the Fourth. The manufacturer SAID
that the fancy of the public now was more for
aerial pieces They like to see the big rockets
travel up into the air and then burst and give
out beautiful effects
set pieces, of course, are still used at all
celebrations he sad land we making
number OF very fine ones. Among the rockets.
some of the new are the twain asteroid
rocket, which ascends to a great height and then
throws out stars which change colors the pleia-
des rocket which throws out seven floating,
changing, colored lights; the telescope repeat
ing rocket, which ascends to a great height, ard
releases four more rockets, which shoot up and
burst in mid air, and the prize cometic rocket
This last ascends 70 great height and dis
charges a single of large size, which
changes color several times. suddenly becoming
a revolving wheel of brilliant fire and ending in
a burst of tinted meteors.
'Colored saucissonS something new
They are large-szed mines. which frat throw
out a shower of FIRE intermingled with stars Of
vsriegated colored fire. 1t finally explodes with
heavy report and discharges high in air a mass
Of woven flame. Coiored pigeons are not quite
new, but they have been improved very much.
They now made to fly 300 feet through the
air and back again. Colored geysers are -evolv-
Ing rockets. which in their rotary fight resem-
BILE brilliant fire ascending in the air.
Water fireworks are made for use on the
water only. All the designs used on land fire.
works can now be fred just easily the
water The shower of pearls is composed in the
centre OF q massed battery of colored candles,
which shoot out stars of every hue while
zach side are fountains of brilliant fire shooting
downward. The man in the moon is the name
Of another new piece. 1t is large round face,
Illuminated from behind with fires of great
brillancy, with sparks and rockets all around it.
or course. the illuminated bust OF Washington
Is in great demand just now.
DAY fireworks are now used. These. are great
novelties They are made by the Japanese, and
when fired throw out fish. birds, dragons. carl
catures and beautiful colored smoke effects.
Among the set pieces that will be used on July
are the Fairy Dance the notices Union For
ever and July 4th.' The United States Shield
The Anchor The American Flag Star of
American Liberty Cap with motto Tree of
Liberty American Eagle Egyptian Mirage
Elm Waltz and various crosses
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
All Kinds in the Two States.
An Exciting State ofAffairs in Daviess County
Found Dead in Stairway-Settlemen
of ong-Pending Suit-Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Excitement in Daviess County-Thieyes To
"a Huuted with BIacfihaundx

Excitement in Daviess County-Thieyes To
Be Hunted with Bloodhounds.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-News reached this
city this afternoon of an exciting condition of
affairs in Madison and Van Buren, townships,
twenty miles north of this city. People in that
vicinity have been annoyed by robbers for sew
eral months. Several attempts at burglary and
assassination have been frustrated, and at last
the nest of the gang has been ferreted out The
leader is Harry Hubbard. tough scoundrel,
who has been hiding from the officers for year.
Another is John Sterling. whose house is the
gangs headquarters William Breeder, the son
OF a preacher, is also implicated. Warrants
have been issued. but the parties are in hiding.
If the officers fail to catch them tonight, the
Illinois bloodhounds will be sent for tomorrow.
The people are intensely alarmed, and are de-
termned to apprehend the robbers.
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WHY THE NEGROES LEAVE,
Reasons for the Exodus of Black People from
the South.


the South.
Abbeville Is. CD Letter in New York Sun.
Frequently we read in the papers of 'black
exodus" From three counties alone five thou
sand negroes went in body to Arkansas not
long ago They had been made to believe that
the West was land flowing with milk ana
honey. Gorgeously colored pictures were dis
tributed representing palatial home, with the
family enjoying leisured ease on the veranda,
the daughter of the house being revealed through
an opened window dressed in silk and seated at
any wonder that the negroes desire to go to this
fowery land Of comfortsE These exoduses have
ALWAYS been deliberately arranged. But they
indicate a constant stream OF negro emigration
to .he West which, in the aggregate, is vastly
more multitudinous than the regular exoduses,
though it is uuobserved
What are the causes assigned by the negroes
for this migration! LII we lind that the causes
are permanent, and not merely temporary, we
may expect it to continue.
The first cause assigned by them is the loss of
their politcal rights To vote is dear to the
negro heart as to eat or sleep; every one thus
understand the tenor of their complaint This
cause is likely to be permanent
The second cause is the impossibility OF OBJ
tanning Justice. This plea is more substantial
than the first and Will probably be well founded
for a number of years to come negro
can rarely obtain justice in a against
a white man. Witness these examples: A
black brought suit against a white for the
rental and use of a horse; proved by q dozen
witnesses the Justice of his claim the white. re-
the blacks though it was proved that the white
man did not own q horse at all; result, int Hi
gent Jury threw out the black mans claim and
allowed the white mans. I asked the justice
how such q verdict was possible He answered
that the jury would not take a negro's word on
oath" The unsupported word of the white man
was taken over the oaths of dozen colored wit
nesses Another: white man shot negro
woman through the clefts of the cabin where she
lived Her father came to town. applied to the
Justice and was told that they could do nothing
and that whole day the murderer walked the
streets of the town with unblushing front. Next
day he left, and then a valiant party. armed
with guns and pistols. set out 10 catch him. and
of course came back empty handed. Another
white man rode up to where a negro was
shuckine corn before his cabin door, and beat
him over the head with q club. The negro died
a few DAYS afterward, and at the coroners in
quest an intelligent doctor deposed that the maj
die6 from congestion of the brain" An intelli-
gent jury Immediately brought In verdict in
accordance with this medical opinion, without
making reference to clubs. ETC. Another case,
very similar to this. fell under my notice. and
we must remember that all these happened in a
short period of time and In a single township.
Indeed, l could go with column after column
of cases varying but slightly from these. But.
in short how would any -one like to live In a
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Gas Competition.

Special to the IpdiaYapolis Journal
Hartford CITY. June IA new gas COM
pany was organized o-day. with capital stock
of $25, 900, which will commence operations a
ne " well as soon as the services Of a contractor
can be obtained. 1t is the purpose of the new
company to enter into active competition with
the DID, and. it consists of men Of means, the
fight promises 10 be exceedingly interesting.
The present rates for gas in private houses are
as follows: Cook-stove per month, entire year,
rs cents; heaters and CRATES. first heater, Oct 1
to May l. 81, second heater. 81; third heater and
all others, s. The new company proposes to
reduce this at least 25 per cent Thus it will be
seen that gas promises to be plenty and very
cheap in this city this winter. So much for COM
petition.
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Found Dead-Horses Stolen,

Special to the 1ndianapo1is Journal.
RUsHvILLE. June 14-George W. Bates was
found dead this morning about o'clock in the
stairway leading to the Jacksonian Office. lie
was a practical printer, and was employed q
writer at different times in a reportorial capac-
ity upon several papers He was private soldier
in Company K. Thirty-sxth Regiment Indiana
Volunteers. and was wounded at Stone river, for
which injury he was receiving a pension the
time of his death He q writer of con sidera BILE
ability, but of late years he was addicted to
cessive drinking He was aged forty five years.
Captain J. III. Mauzy and F. b. Stems each
night. There is no trace of the missing animals
or thieves.
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General and Personal.
cial TO the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Jou-neb
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Comptroller of
the Currency has approved the selection of the
Western National Bank, of New York, as reserve
agent for the Indianapolis National Bank of In
dianapois.
The President, to-day, appointed Clarence H.
Pitkin. of Vermont, to be United States attorney
FOR Vermont
The Naval Academy visitors have recommendsd
that thirteen inefficient cadets be dropped and
four re-examined.
General Howard has informed the War De-
partment that only sixteen Apache warriors
have left the San Carlos agency, and that the
others are not in sympathy with them.
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Long-Pending Suit Settled.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
ELKHART, Juno IA suit that has been
famous throughout northern Indiana for several
years was to-day decided in favor of the defend
ant, DIR. jackson, OF this county Jonathan
Plank brought suit for SIC. 900 lost in 1881 in a
Chicago wheat deal. but through legal manipu-
lation the case was kept dragging along until to-
day when it concluded. Both Jackson and
Plank have contested the matter bitterly.
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why Some People Read Fiction.

TuTetCnAnKe.
Some read novels under protest. much we
20 TO the circus for the sake of the children.
The books talked about and they want 10
see what they are like There is a good deal of
hunbug about some of us in this way. / know
very superior person who quotes Herbert
Spencer and reads John Stuart Mill He tells
me that he has 10 read great deal of trashy fic-
ton in order TO see whether 1t is quite the thing
for the children not. He is in this particular
very exemplary parent. and gives up a good
deal of his time TO selecting books for the
ii'idrep.
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Losses by Fire.

APALACHICoLA, Fla, June 14-Swindell
Brothers saw mill burned to-day. together
with 1000, 900 feet of boards. Loss $50, 900; no
Insurance.
ST. LOUIS, June IA The losses the Mound
City street-car stables amount to $50. 000-s25.-
BOO on stables $40, 900 on animals and S., 900 on
harness, feed etc. Partially insured.
The loss from the Lafayette brewery stable
Ere amounts TO s12. 900; insurance, $4,000, in
The Franklin, Jefferson and Washington Mutual,
Of st. Louis, and the Washin gtou and the Man
nfacturers' mutuals, of New York.
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Indiana Notes.

The Northern Indiana Methodist Conference
is in session at Elkhart, Bishop Thomas Bow
man presiding. Many eminent divines are pres
emit, and business of much Importance is being
transacted.
Newton Munden, attorney Of Scottsburg
was horse whipped the streets, on Saturday,
by Mrs. Charles Harrison of that place Nun
den had given Mrs. Harrson's husband some
legal advice which was obnoxious to her. Mum
den carries several marks on his face inflicted by
the Infatuated woman The affair is the talk of
= ba4
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Assisted Immigrants Not Barred.

New YORK. June 14.-Judee Brown, of the
United States District Court to-day decided
that the action of the immigration commission
in refusing the seventy-one emigrants by
the City of Chester permission to land was not
legal The detention of the immigrants was
solely the grouud that their fares to this
country had been paid by the British govern
ment, and Judge Brown in dischargiug the i'm
migrants, said that was not legal cause for their
not being allowed to land. The statute gives
reasons for the prevention of landing of paupers.
'Incapacity. idiocy or lunacy."